Help and emergencies in Macedonian
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Macedonian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Macedonian phrases in this lesson
- Помош!PO-mosh
- Help!
- Повикајте доктор!po-vi-KAY-teh DOK-tor
- Call a doctor
- Полицијаpo-LI-tsi-ya
- Police
- Аптекаap-TEH-ka
- Pharmacy
- БолницаBOL-ni-tsa
- Hospital
- Се изгубивseh iz-GOO-biv
- I'm lost
- Не се чувствувам доброneh seh choos-TVOO-vam DOB-ro
- I don't feel well
- Ми украдоаmi oo-KRA-do-a
- It was stolen
- Итно еIT-no eh
- It's an emergency
- Оставете ме на мираos-ta-VEH-teh meh na MI-ra
- Leave me alone
Shout clearly and repeat if needed. The word is short and distinctive enough to cut through noise. Macedonians respond quickly to someone in genuine distress.
The general emergency number in Macedonia is 112. Medical staff in Skopje hospitals usually have some English. Keep your travel insurance details accessible at all times.
The emergency number is 112.
Pharmacies are marked with a green cross. They are well stocked and pharmacists often speak some English. Many common medications available by prescription elsewhere are sold over the counter.
The main hospital in Skopje is the Clinical Centre (Клинички Центар). Taxis know it by name. In a true emergency dial 112 and state your location as clearly as possible.
Said with a look of mild panic this phrase prompts immediate help. Follow it with "Каде е...?" and the name of your hotel or destination. Most Macedonians will walk you there if it is nearby.
Useful in a restaurant, on a bus or at a hotel reception. Macedonians are attentive hosts and will quickly offer water, a seat or assistance in calling for help.
For reporting a theft to police or hotel staff. Follow it with the item: "Ми украдоа чантата" (my bag was stolen). File a police report for insurance purposes even if recovery is unlikely.
Literally "it is urgent".
Literally "leave me in peace".